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Industry ponders impact of TiVo patent
http://rss.com.com/2100-1040-258345.html?tag=nl
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The patent, which TiVo filed for in 1998, is described in the application as an
"invention allowing the user to store selected television broadcast programs
while the user is simultaneously watching or reviewing another program."
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Randy